Friday, 17th September, 2021

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DAILY ANALYST Friday, 17th September, 2021
Nii Armah Quansah, newly installed Head
of Akwaanor Royal Family of Ashalaja
Story: Freeman
Koryekpor Awlesu
The principal and accredited
elders of Akwaanor
Royal Family of Ashalaja
in the Ga South municipality
of the Greater
Accra Region have performed traditions
and customs to officially
Story: Freeman
Koryekpor Awlesu
Disparities in healthcare
delivery as a
result of poverty,
unequal access to
health care, lack of
education, stigma, and discrimination
are underlying, contributing
factors of health inequities in
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in Ghana's healthcare delivery,
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media efforts in promoting
equitable healthcare delivery in
Ghana.
RIHCA 2021 is the first of its
kind to celebrate outstanding
journalists whose media activities
have contributed specifically
to reducing inequities and
promoting of quality healthcare
delivery of the five major thematic
areas the P4H project focuses
on - Maternal Health and Family
Planning, Malaria, WASH, Nutrition
and HIV.
There is jubilation galore
in the Central Tongu
District of the Volta
Region over an alleged
leak of the names of
the Municipal and District Chief
Executives (MDCEs).
The youth groups, particularly
members and supporters of the
New Patriotic Party (NPP), are
happy because they are privy to
information that the 2020 Central
Tongu Constituency Parliamentary
Candidate for the New Patriotic
Party (NPP), Mr Raymond Escambellar
Abledu, has been recommended
by the Dan Botwe chaired
Committee to President Nana
Addo Dankwa Addo-Addo to be
appointed as a new District Chief
Executive (DCE) for the area.
Information is that, when a
purported detailed report of the
MDCEs Vetting Committee was
leaked, majority of the youth
in the area came out publicly
to commend the committee for
doing a great job to replace the
incumbent DCE of the area, Mr
Moore Zonyra with Mr Abledu.
The members of the committee
in their report appealed to
President Akufo-Addo to appoint
Mr Abledu as the new Central
Tongu DCE to help to bring
sustainable development to the
constituents.
In the said report, members of
the vetting committee, after vetappoint
a new head of the family.
The Principal new Head of the
family is in the person of Nii Armah
Quansah who was appointed
on September 2, 2021, to replace
the former Head of Akwaanor
Royal Family, Mr Solomon Mintah
Ackaah, who was removed following
several charges of wrongdoings
levelled against him.
In order to make the change
legal and genuine, the elders have
instructed the Kwame Gyan and
Associate Law Firm in Accra to officially
write to inform Mr Ackaah
that the family has resolved after
a meeting held on August 19, 2021,
to remove him [Mr Ackaah] per
the customs and traditions of the
people of Ashalaja.
The letter, which in the
possession of DAILY Analyst and
headlined: "Appointment of New
Head of Akwaanor Royal Family
of Ashalaja reads in part; "We
respectfully refer to the above
mentioned subject-matter and
write as solicitors for Akwaanor
Royal Family of Ashalaja."
"We have been instructed by
our client to submit to you the attached
self-explanatory document
on removal of Mr Solomon Mintah
Ackaah, head of Akwaanor Royal
Family of Ashalaja. We are by this
notification requesting you to
Penplusbytes, partners to
award health reporters
The successes and impact
achieved under this citizen-centred
project have been largely
influenced by the works of journalists
reporting on our health
sector in the seven project regions
(Northern, Savannah, North
East, Volta, Oti, Greater Accra, and
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have headlined untold stories of
citizens’ challenges in seeking
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health professions and provided
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According to the Executive
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with duty bearers and
demand for social justice and accountability
and they deserve to
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that informs policy direction on
citizens’ wellbeing.”
Ms Amoah added that RIHCA
is going to be an institutionalised
annual awards ceremony that
will recognise the efforts and
strides being made by individuals
and groups in reducing the inequities
in healthcare delivery and
wellbeing of citizens.
This year’s awards, RIHCA
Akwaanor Royal Family of
Ashalaja appoints new head
...warns public against
Solomon Mintah Ackaah
2021 under the P4H project looks
at six categories: Best reporting
on Malaria, Most impactful
story on HIV/AIDS, Best WASH
Awareness Report, Best Nutrition
Report, Special Maternal Health
and Family Planning Report and
Most impactful P4H Reporter
and journalists whose works
fall within these health areas
are encouraged to send in their
nominations.
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the P4H project, a project
aimed at reducing inequities
in the delivery of health services
through the promotion of good
governance practices of accountability,
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"Kindly accept our best regards,"
the letter ended.
The letter, which is signed and
certified by Mr Lawyer Kwame
Gyan, is copied to the Survey
and Mapping Division of Lands
Commission, Director in charge
of Land Registration at the Lands
Commission, Greater Accra
Regional Police Commander,
Amasaman Divisional Police Commander,
Amasaman District Police
Commander, Weija District Police
Commander and Ngleshie Amanfro
District Police Commander.
However, members of the family
have declared that they have
made a resolution to remove Mr
Ackaah by the customs and traditions
of the people of Ashalaja.
They explained that their
decision to remove the head of
the Akwaanor Royal Family was
as a result of charges of irrespon-
Story: Freeman
Koryekpor Awlesu
sibility, disrespect, unconcerned
attitude towards the welfare of
the Akwaanor Royal Family members
in particular and the people
of Ashalaja in general.
"We have made a resolution
to appoint a new head of family
following the removal of Mr Ackaah,
whose removal was preceded
by the performance of certain
customs.
"We have resolved to ensure
the publication of the removal
and the appointment of a new
head of family to the whole
world," they stated.
Following this development,
the members of the family has
cautioned the general public to
desist from buying land from
Mr Ackaah, stressing that he has
been removed as the Head of the
Akwaanor Royal Family.
They also sounded a strong
word of warning to Mr Ackaah
against parading himself as the
substantive head of the family
since his headship has been
removed.
Writer's email: koryekporfreeman@yahoo.com
Central Tongu
commends MDCEs
Vetting Committee
...for nominating Raymond
Abledu for DCE post
ting the prospective candidates
vying for the position of the DCE
in the area, shortlisted the three
in the persons of Mr Abledu, Mr
Ebenezer Kwadzo Azumah and Mr
Moore Zonyrah.
But the committee’s report
noted that Mr Abledu was the
immediate 2020 PC for the constituency.
According to the report, he
significantly improved the votes
of the party in the last election,
adding that he is determined to
improve the fortunes of the NPP
in the area.
The report stated that Mr
Raymond Abledu is conversant
with the district/constituency
and relates well with the chiefs,
the youth, and the constituency
executives.
According to the report, Mr
Raymond Abledu holds an MBA
from the Australia Institute of
Business and a BA in Psychology
and Linguistics from the University
of Ghana.
Most of them believe that the
committee, through the appointing
authority; the President,
wants to impose the incumbent
DCE, Sarah Pobee, on them once
again which they say will be
chaotic.
Speaking to some supporters
and executives of the NPP in
the Central Tongu constituency,
who pleaded anonymity, they
welcomed recommendations in
favour of Mr Abledu.
Writer's email: koryekporfreeman@yahoo.com